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Zimbabwe out and Sri Lanka steps in to fill the void with 2 tests and 3 ODIs |
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Sri Lanka will tour England next year after Zimbabwe's cricketers were barred from the country by the England and Wales Cricket Board. The ECB severed ties with Zimbabwe after receiving the backing of the British government as part of a protest against Robert Mugabe, who is accused of using violence to win the June 27 presidential runoff. Sri Lanka will step in and play two Test matches and three one-day internationals in May leading up to England's Ashes series against Australia later in the summer. Zimbabwe last week pulled out of next year's World Twenty20 championships in England, but have retained their full-member status with the International Cricket Council. |
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